Key Words used in arguments for/against God

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Key words used to describe arguments for and against god
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Syllogism A form of argument that has a conclusion that follows two or more premises
Deduction/Indution Deduction = an general rule that leads to a specific situation (All humans are mortal, therefore Jen is mortal because she is human) Induction = Leads from an observation to a probable conclusion (All the humans i've met are mortal, thus all humans are mortal
Analytic/Synthetic Analytic = The predicate is, by definition part of the subject (Golden retrievers are dogs) Synthetic = The predicate and the subject are separate ideas (dogs enjoy chasing squirrels)
A Priori/A Posteriori A Priori = Independent from sensory experience - can be determined by reason alone A Posteriori = Known only by experience - must have reference to something
Necessary/Contingent Necessary = A statement that would be contradictory to deny (Squares have four sides) Contingent = Truths that happen to be true, but might have been otherwise (Stop signs are hexagonal)
Reductio Ad Absurdum A method of proving a proposition by disproving the opposite - Indirect Proof
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